| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSO | Spurious Shut-off |
| DFRC | Dryden Flight Research Center |
| CCDS | Centers For The Commercial Development Of Space |
| ADS | Aitken Double Star Catalog |
| WTR | Western Test Range |
| UDMH | Unsymmetrical DiMethyl Hydrazine |
| VECO | Vernier Engine Cutoff |
| RIACS | Research Institute For Advanced Computer Science |
| ISU | International Space University |
| GTO | Geostationary Transfer Orbit |